The German federal government currently pays €481 million in licensing fees to #Microsoft every year.

I'm sure @zendis could build some nice stuff with half the money and make it available for everybody else to re-use.

#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalCommons #FOSS

They finally did it. Microsoft has successfully over-engineered a text editor into a threat vector.

This CVE is an 8.8 severity RCE in Notepad of all things lmao.

Apparently, the "innovation" of adding markdown support came with the ability of launching unverified protocols that load and execute remote files.

We have reached a point where the simple act of opening a .md file in a native utility can compromise your system. Is nothing safe anymore? 😭

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guid…

#noai #microslop #microsoft #windows #programming #writing #windows11 #enshittification #cybersecurity #infosec #technology

France launches "LaSuite," an open-source office suite for digital sovereignty, reducing reliance on foreign proprietary software. 🖥️
Built on Matrix/TChap, LiveKit/Visio, Grist, and Drive—all MIT-licensed for any organization to deploy. 🇪🇺

🔗 sinologic.net/en/2026-01/franc…

#TechNews #OpenSource #France #French #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Matrix #Privacy #EU #Security #Software #Linux #SelfHost #Government #Europe #Data #IT #PublicSector #Microsoft #Office #Tech #Cloud #LibreOffice

France chooses Open Source to secure European Sovereignty.

According to many European media outlets, the French government has just announced its commitment to a busines

^{Elio Rojano (Sinologic)}

RE: mastodon.social/@urlyman/11603…

- If you're locked in to Amazon with previous media purchases commit to no additional purchases. No more.
- Otherwise, delete your Amazon account. You can get their stuff elsewhere.
- Stop using Google's browser, search, services. Delete your account if possible.
- Stop using Microsoft's services services. Delete your account if possible.

Commit to getting out of these services. Stop using them, stop giving them your money.

#Genocide #BOYCOTT #Google #Microsoft #Amazon #Technology #Tech

RE: masto.ahlcode.fi/@nicd/1160119…

The future of translation. This is Microsoft Translator's own page, and they've decided to machine translate it (and a bunch of linked pages) to Finnish. The result is something to behold. Nearly all compound words are separated, it's full of strange idioms, faulty inflections and broken grammar. Some links in the footer: Download center -> "Center of Espoo" (city in FI); Manage cookies -> "Uber-cookies"; ??? -> "Isn't".

#localization #translation #microsoft #microslop

Nicd (@nicd@masto.ahlcode.fi)

Attached: 1 image Lepää rauhassa, suomen kieli. Teknologiajätit ovat nimittäin tulossa: https://www.microsoft.

^{Nicd (AhlCode social server)}

Please don't keep repeating #Microslop. And definitely do not install these browser extensions:

chromewebstore.google.com/deta…

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…

#Microsoft partout dans les collèges et les lycées ? Ou #Linux et l'opensource ?

Dans les 100 Millions d'Euros de budget nécessaires pour passer de Windows 10 à WIndows 11... Pour une "rénovation" du parc informatique... vraiment nécessaire ? Bien sûr que non !

C'est le principe de la "vente liée" : on achète un ordi, l'OS est inclus, sans proposer de choix ni informer sur les alternatives.

Avec Alexis Kaufmann qu'on peut suivre ici sur Mastodon : @framaka

youtube.com/watch?v=rdRDGj0GiU…

Proof that we live in hell.

@ubuntu #snap @itsfoss #microsoft #windows #copilot #ai #artificialintelligence #fediverse #mastodon #ubuntu #linux

But, vibe coding! AI refactoring! The future is AI! AI boom! 30% of Microsoft Code!

Microsoft releases second emergency Windows 11 update to fix Outlook crashes
This out-of-band update comes a week after a previous one fixing some Windows 11 devices not being able to shut down.

engadget.com/computing/microso…

#microsoft #windows #crash

Microsoft releases second emergency Windows 11 update to fix Outlook crashes

This second out-of-band update addresses Outlook and cloud storage bugs stemming from Microsoft's January security update.

^{Jackson Chen (Engadget)}

Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that… #privacy #Windows11 #Microsoft #DataPrivacy

windowscentral.com/microsoft/w…

Microslop's CEO is on a roll!

Few weeks ago he begged us to stop using "slop" because it makes AIs sad. Days ago he complained "AI boom might falter" if we don't start using more spicy autocomplete.

Now he's begging developers to "do something useful" with lying machines, or they might lose the "social permission" to boil the planet.
techradar.com/ai-platforms-ass…

What, is Microslop's Slopilot services not useful enough on their own?

#Microsoft #AI #Hype

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
irishtimes.com/business/2026/0…

Oh dear me are people not "adopting" lying autocomplete widely enough to keep the line going up? Oh noes. Nobody could have foreseen this! 🤯

I cannot wait for the official announcement of a new #Microslop programme, Adopt-an-AI. 🤣

What an absolute tool. "The bubble might burst if you all don't help pump it!" 🤡

#AI #Hype #SatyaNadella #Microsoft

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth

^{Melissa Heikkilä (The Irish Times)}